Thompson sworn in as Fifth Congressional District representative

LAKE COUNTY -- Congressman Mike Thompson was sworn in Thursday as the representative for California's Fifth Congressional District.

The Fifth District includes part of Lake County as well as all or parts of Contra Costa, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

"I am honored to have been sworn in to represent California's Fifth Congressional District," Thompson said. "It is my high honor to serve our great district in Congress. As your representative, I will work every day to make our district a better place to live, work and raise a family."

The Congressman's district office is located at 1040 Main St., Suite 101 in Napa. New district offices will be opening soon in Vallejo and Santa Rosa.

Thompson was recently appointed to lead a task force that will investigate ways to reduce gun violence and prevent massacres such as the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Thompson is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.